Clear ice maker with warm air flow

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9759472
APP PUB NO 20140165617A1
SERIAL NO

13713199

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An ice-making apparatus for an appliance having a housing with an interior volume and an ice tray horizontally suspended in the interior volume. The ice tray has a cold plate with a top surface and a bottom surface and a containment wall surrounding an edge portion of the cold plate to retain water. A cooling source is thermally coupled to the bottom surface of the cold plate. An intake conduit extends into the interior volume over the ice tray and is configured to draw ambient air into the interior volume over the ice tray, and the ambient air is above freezing.

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WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION2000 N M-63 BENTON HARBOR MI 49022

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boarman, Patrick J Evansville, US 88 782
Culley, Brian K Evansville, US 43 376

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